Craft Fair Sales The students at the JH Williams School Craft Fair are selling necklaces, bracelets, and rings. Harry counted the necklaces and found that there were 6 short of 5 dozen. The students had 30 more rings than necklaces and a dozen fewer bracelets than rings. When packed in boxes holding 6 items per box, how many boxes of each item did they have?

Answer Necklaces: 9 boxes of necklaces Rings: 14 boxes of rings Bracelets: 12 boxes of bracelets ItemTotal Number Number of Boxes Necklaces 5) – 6 60 – 6 = ÷ 6 = 9 Rings = 8484 ÷ 6 = 14 Bracelets84 – 12 = 7272 ÷ 6 = 12

Lesson 5-5 Fractions and Percents

Words to Know Ratio: a comparison of two numbers by division. Ratios can be written in several different ways out of 50 34:50 50 Percent: a ratio that compares a number to to 100 is the same as 48 % Ratio: a comparison of two numbers by division. Ratios can be written in several different ways out of 50 34:50 50 Percent: a ratio that compares a number to to 100 is the same as 48 %

Writing a Fraction as a Percent You can write a fraction as a percent by finding an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 100. = x %

Your Turn Change each fraction to a percent % 60% 8%

Write a Percent as a Fraction 48% = Simplify the fraction: = =

Your Turn Change each percent to a fraction in simplest form. 40 % 6 % 24 %

Review Find the GCF of 16 and 40 Write the fraction as a decimal 7 8 Write the decimal as a fraction in simplest form.6 Write the fraction as a percent 4 5 Write the percent as a fraction in simplest form 80%

Homework Complete lesson 5-5 # 2-24 even